How The Power Of Mentoring Helps Build A Better World

Southlake, TX –
CEO and philanthropist Tom Slone planned a whirlwind round of Major
League Baseball games with his grandsons just for fun. And because he’s a
generous person, he included several other young men and their mentors.
What might have become just a fond memory instead forcefully brought
home some simple, yet life-changing ideas. Grounders is the story of
that trip and the mentoring lessons Slone has used to forge success in
business, sports, and life.  

In the introduction to Grounders; A
Once-in-a-Lifetime Journey of Baseball, History, and Mentoring,
renowned CEO coach Tony Jeary writes: “Tom combines the inspiring and
entertaining story of a grand baseball journey with 33 essential lessons
that all of us (yes, even those of us who are already very successful)
can apply in our lives. He also demonstrates, over and over, the
life-changing power of mentoring.”

Slone is Chairman and CEO of
Touchstone Communications in Southlake, Texas. Prior to founding
Touchstone Communications in 2002, Mr. Slone was president of the
largest consumer operation in the world at Associates First Capital. At
the time of his retirement from The Associates he was responsible for
assets of $33 billion and 14,000 employees. In 2000 he was awarded the
American Financial Services Association Distinguished Service Award.

Slone
holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of
Pittsburgh, where he is a Director of the Alumni Board and a member of
the Board of Visitors. In 2005 he received the university’s Legacy
Laureate Award, one of its most prestigious awards. He also served on
the Executive Advisory Board of the Department of Marketing and
Logistics at the University of North Texas.

Slone is a long-time
volunteer of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and was Chairman of the
Tarrant County, Texas, Big Brothers Big Sisters agency. He is actively
involved in a need-based scholarship program at the University of
Pittsburgh, as well as with H.O.P.E. Farm (in Fort Worth, Texas), for
which he recently led a fund drive that generated $1 million for a new
gym.  Most recently, he led a drive to create a Pakistan Chair at the
University of Texas, raising over half a million dollars. He and his
wife, Fran, reside in Colleyville, Texas and have four children and
seven grandchildren.

All proceeds from the sale of Grounders go to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and H.O.P.E. Farm.

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Jillian M. Sachtleben
Ascot Media Group, Inc.
Office: (281) 333-3507
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